UPSC has released schedule for civil services preliminary examination 2017, which is going to held in the month of June 2017.

Eligibility Criteria

You must have a degree from a recognised university incorporated by an Act of Central OR State Legislature in India OR Other educational institution established by Parliament Act OR announced to be deemed university under section-3 of the UGCA), 1956 or have an equivalent degree.

Zoology Books For UPSC
1. Cell and molecular bilogy - De Robertis, C.B. Powar
2. Comparative anatomy of vertebrate zoology - Kent
3. Animal physiology - H.R. Singh, Vander
4. Biochemistry - Harper, Leninger, Stryer, Rao
5. Embryology - Balinsky, A.K. Berry, Vir Bala Rastogi
6. Organic evolution - Veer Bala Rastogi
7. Genetics - P.K. Gupta, Gardner, Ahluwalia, Vir Bala Rastogi
8. Invertebrates - R.L. Kotpal, Nigam, Jordan
9. Vertebrates - R.L. Kotpal, Nigam, Jordan and Varma
10. Ecology - P.D. Sharma, Odum, Vir Bala Rastogi and M.S. Jayaraj, Kotpal and Bali
11. Economic Zoology - Shukla and Upadhaya, Kotpal- Khetrapal - Aggarwal
12. Ethology - Reena Mathur, Magazines like Science Reporter, Nature
13. General Zoology - Storer and Usurger
14. Physiology - H.R. Singh
15. Evolution - Vir Bala Rastogi
16. A Dictionary of Entomology - Leftwich

Important dates (Tentative)

The official notification was out on 22nd February 2017
Final date for submitting the application form 17th March 2017
The Civil Services Exam 2017(Pre) 18th June 2017
Date of main examination 28th October 2017